Interesting feedback from Holiday business. Some folks are reporting their best holiday sales ever, while others have noted concerns about declining sales due to the national economy. For Marshall, I'm sensing that the smiles are outweighing the frowns. More on this in the next few days.
Just back from spending a couple of days with family in the Kansas City area. Most of the news reports from that area were pretty positive for retailers. While most, if not all, of my holiday shopping was done in Marshall, my family dragged me to one or two malls for last minute purchases they needed to make. Feedback from store clerks that I chatted with was pretty positive.
On Black Friday II (day after Christmas) we needed to make an exchange at a store in one of the more popular shopping malls there. Business was very brisk as it took us almost 15 minutes just to get into the parking lot. Traffic was that crazy. It bode well for their local economy.
It really made me appreciate the benefits of living and working in a community our size. Over the next week or so I'll try to list antidotal reports from our local businesses.
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